EXCLUSIVE: As federal agencies hunker down for what could be a protracted government shutdown, Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., is introducing a bill to make sure that Americans’ flights can continue on schedule no matter how long the closure lasts. With the busiest time of the year for air travel quickly …
Read More »Vulnerable House Dem dismisses primary challenger as race heats up: '30-year party crony'
A moderate Democratic congressman who Republicans consider one of the most vulnerable House Democrats running for re-election next year is now facing a primary challenge from the left. Maine state auditor Matt Dunlap on Monday launched a 2026 bid for the U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District against four-term …
Read More »Government shutdown 101: We've been here before, here's what happens next
At 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the federal government entered its first shutdown since 2018, after two competing funding proposals, one from Democrats and another from Republicans, failed in the Senate. The setback deepened the stalemate, with neither side showing willingness to concede. Though once uncommon, government shutdowns have grown …
Read More »Virginia Dems back AG candidate Jay Jones, despite sinister text messages
Fellow Democrats are standing by Virginia state attorney general candidate Jay Jones, with none calling for him to exit the race despite his horrific text messages which have recently surfaced. In 2022 text messages to a colleague, Jones said he hoped former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert’s children would die. …
Read More »Lawmaker warns government shutdown chaos potentially leading to big waste in the military, impacting readiness
FIRST ON FOX: A Republican member of the House of Representatives is sounding the alarm over the consequences that a government shutdown could have on the military. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday describing concerns raised to him about servicemen …
Read More »AOC, Sanders rake in millions as far-left cements grip on Democratic Party
The two most prominent progressives in Congress have outstripped the contributions of years past in 2025 as they ride the momentum of primetime attention progressives have received in recent months. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has raised $19.8 million from the start of the year through September, FEC filings reveal — …
Read More »Dem Rep Mikie Sherrill skips 145 House votes as NJ governor's race heats up
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., has the greatest number of missed votes of any lawmaker in the House of Representatives by a wide margin as she wages a tightening bid to become New Jersey’s next governor. Sherrill has no entry in 145 of the House’s votes since the 119th Congress began …
Read More »Merkley nearly breaks Booker's filibuster record, wins his praise for fighting 'Trump's authoritarian tactics'
Democrats pulled out all the stops Wednesday to delay the vote on a short-term spending bill to reopen the government, the 12th time the Senate has considered the measure since the government entered a shutdown Oct. 1. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., embarked on a nearly 24-hour speech at 6:23 p.m. …
Read More »Shutdown standstill: No headway until there's 'incentive,' politicos lament
We’re two weeks into the government shutdown. There’s no movement by either side. Is President Trump seemingly relishing it? “The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown because we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to,” the president boasted. “They’re never going to come back …
Read More »'Optical illusion' swastika flags distributed to multiple congressional offices prompt investigation: sources
Multiple sources tell Fox News that what appeared to be a swastika flag in Republican Rep. Dave Taylor’s D.C. office may actually be an American flag with a hidden pattern visible only on camera — an “optical illusion” similar to flags quietly delivered to dozens of congressional offices now under …
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